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The Era Newmarket Aurora Keswick NEWAAARKET TRADING DAYS FESTIVAL FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS INSIDE Trading tree became New Market up by his dam tition stiller the fur Ihe long hard journey to THE TRADING TREE PROFILE TWO OF NEWMARKETS FOUNDING FATHERS Elisha Beman forged Family Compact link the hub of commercial activity in the northern llcman arrived at the Town of York established himself as a when no oilier At point he seems lo have been involved in several different kinds of enterprise The Upper Canada Gazette of Nov and in other subsequent issues carried a notice by a baker opening his own bakery after leaving lit in ins It slates in pari inform is and the public lhal las deilmcd tarrying on lie wis spill is or Ik cm mi lolling notice was published Canada Gazette of April 10 1802 he was listed a Ihe for this service In addition to the boat Mr noted that the kept This his first apparent public appointment was recorded in the Minutes of the General Quarter Sessions of Gel The Upper Homo District diary Whitchurch Township on Sept not only established himself a from the governing body at York In 1H01 lost both his wife and daughter to illness On September of 1802 he married the widow of Christopher Robinson Deputy Surveyor- Genera I of Woods and Forests and a Member of the Legislative Assembly Her maiden name was Ester Sayre She had three sons Peter John Beverly and William Beverly This marriage brought about an early con nection between and the governing groups of Upper Canada later sent John Beverly So he tutored under Bishop it Cornwall and Peter to receive legal training at York Both Peter and John later became key figures in the Family Compact and were largely responsible for settlement and development of the towns of Peterborough am Newmarket area One was on IM Concession I of Whitchurch the other was on land in lot The upper mill site was rendered useless continued the operation of Mill i null hi l for a licence to operate a mill but was turned appointments when on Dec IT i is it- Peace for the Home District Tins was the first legal appointment in New in and drew persons as tar away as Uxbridgc further development came when was in an agent to purclnse wheat for Mr St George proprietor of one of Yorks several wlwlcsQlc houses dealing in grains and dry trek down St This brought more to Newmarket and further aided its clopmcnt with his stepsons man developed his si and other trading posts further in I nil by to settle such legal i I trading establishments in the lliiiue District responsible for the establishment of i schooner blacksmiths and several other pioneer trades deter vis his position of prominence the listing of our town is one of the most town fathers Without the talents of an service centre for northern position gained in lim relinquished- Roe arrived after War of 1812 The following was written by the late Hoi fiiiiidson of William Hoc Hoc was horn in Detroit on 1st lib 1705 son of Walter and Ann might on Hoe Walter was a lawyer the first to is Upper Canada He had traveled to Fort J el roil by river and lak shortly after lie graduated in Montreal and received ins Com a large cloak and securing a horse and wagon drove out Kingston to what was later Vic toria Park Ave and burled the money When the hid withdrawn Willrii Lord Dorchester Although alt territory west of Detroit had been deeded to the USA by the Treaty of Paris forces had not reached Detroit lo over until the year 179G William Hoe was therefore born in Detroit IH lillit- I lnilkii month Beman purchased the the Report of the General Quarter northerly position of lot from Hill which I among in of York at York with a wide variety of business interests and enterprises This background proved valuable when he is also a town official of sorts while at York On other measures by which grain or other dry articles shall be bought or sold in the said District ind who shall mark and seal such Bushel half Bushel or other measure agreeably to the Ail in such case made and provided plan formulated in an application for land in was realized This plan of Bemans was quite extensive in scope His original intention was to have taken petition for lands was approved and wai have retained II U possessions by swearing allegiance to the US A but preferred lo relinquish those and they moved families across the river to Canada Waller Hoe who was major of the village of Detroit at the occupation handed the keys of the to General Dearborn who then moved in lo the Roe residence The Hoc family settled at Sandwich tot where their records are among the earliest in the parish of AH Saints We know of the early life of William his tingled freely with the children and learned their language fluently At the outbreak of surrounding Indian children and 1 He and a friend Andrew Borland who suffered from wounds received in the War liad been in the habit of riding up to what later became the vlllag the Ojlbway familiar lo them These meetings were held under i great tree growing what is now liituithvSl Hoc I decided locate in and go into general business However Borlands poor health prevented bis Ill run fli 1 11 II obtained a government grant of land bordered by whatwerelater Main Timothy Prospect and Water Streets When Main Street was numbered w is from south to north and the house which Hoc built on the south east corner of Ihe property The- house was a large Colonial type Die second built in the town and was a spin level type door on Main St and the l dining room opening on a lawn above Hie Holland Itiver branch The Indians could therefore paddle up river to the Roe stores which continued on Main St north of d daughters Sarah and Julia His mother charge of the household her son Walter Jr frcd look up farming skilled by a fall from his Newmarket had grown the unoccupied Hoe property fine families had settled tin surrounding countryside and l of gaiety for the young ladies to take part continued thai position until his death was a very busy and frequent trips Made and New York on business and is esteemed throughout the I i re wi re I in Upper Canada in the William Roe had learned a few simple remedies from an Army surgeon and is widely sought after by settlers and Indians who fell ill In addition to his large store containing general iiKTiIimise Mr was familiar with Anglican church and his square family pew was a feature of old St Pauls In 1854 William line married again this time a young English lady Sarah Huston The ceremony was at lunch I- children resulted fro this marriage four girls ind four SAVE THIS SOUVENIR FESTIVAL SECTION PULL OUT FOUR PAGES